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Commission approves $68,815 emergency repair for failing manhole at Hiatus and Sterling
Summary
The commission authorized an emergency expenditure not to exceed $68,815 to repair a failing manhole and associated pipe at the NE corner of Hiatus Road and Sterling Road and to create a purchase order to begin construction in early November.
The commission approved an emergency expenditure and associated purchase order not to exceed $68,815 to repair a failing manhole and pipe at the northeast corner of Hiatus Road and Sterling Road.
Administration explained the manhole had been failing for some time and temporary asphalt patches were not adequate to ensure a safe roadway. Staff said the city would use an existing piggyback contract with Shenandoah Construction (a Broward County piggyback procurement previously approved by the commission) to accelerate the repairs and avoid roadway collapse.
The expenditure was introduced as proposal P35153. Commissioners asked about the procedural justification for calling the work an emergency and whether approval was simply a budgetary step; staff explained the commission is asked to approve expenditures above the city manager's threshold and that without immediate action a purchase order and scheduling would be delayed.
The motion to approve the expenditure was adopted 5-0.
